मच्छर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭 (macchara), from Sanskrit मत्सर (matsara). Compare Gujarati મચ્છર (macchar).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mət̪.t͡ʃʰəɾ/, [mɐt̚.t͡ʃʰɐɾ]

Noun

मच्छर • (macchar) m (Urdu spelling مچھر)

1. mosquito

Declension

Declension of मच्छर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मच्छर macchar	मच्छर macchar
oblique	मच्छर macchar	मच्छरों maccharõ
vocative	मच्छर macchar	मच्छरो maccharo

Derived terms

• मच्छरदानी (macchardānī)

See also

• मक्खी (makkhī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मच्छर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “matsara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मच्छर (macchar).

Noun

मच्छर • (macchar) m

1. mosquito

   Synonym: डास (ḍās)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मच्छर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मच्छर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मच्छर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).